British conductor Ben Glassberg is fast becoming one of the most sought after conductors on the global stage.
Described as conducting with ‘irresistible panache’ (The Guardian), his highly detailed and sophisticated interpretations of vast repertoire on both the operatic and concert platform are revelatory.
As Music Director of Opéra de Rouen Normandie (since 2021/22), titles in the 2025/26 season include Wagner’s Der fliegende Holländer, Tchaikovsky’s Iolanta in concert and a series of farewell concerts to mark the end of his successful tenure. Glassberg will also make his house debut at Teatro dell’Opera di Roma with a new production of Britten’s Turn of the Screw alongside his much anticipated return to the Deutsche Oper Berlin for Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro. On the concert platform, Glassberg will join Bergen Philharmonic, Graz Philharmoniker, Brussels Philharmonic, Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra and Scottish Chamber Orchestra.
Glassberg is the former Associate Guest Conductor of the Orchestre National de Lyon, whom he continues to conduct regularly. His recent symphonic highlights include a debut with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and a return to the Teatro Massimo di Palermo, appearances with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Deutsche Radio Philharmonie, Orchestre National de Lille, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo Metropolitan Orchestra and Tokyo Symphony Orchestra and amongst others.
Last updated: 10th April 2026
